Sheriff's investigators in Volusia County had hoped that a rash of armed robberies in the Deltona area were stopped with the arrest of a man and a female accomplice in mid-August. WESH 2's Claire Metz reports on why deputies are still investigating the string of armed robberies.

SHE IS THE SECOND JUDGE TO STEP DOWN FROM THE CASE WHICH WILL BE REASSIGNED TO A NEW JUDGE. INVESTIGATORS HOPED THAT A RASH OF ARMED ROBBERIES IN THE DELTONA AREA WERE STOPPED WITH THE ARREST OF A MAN AND FEMALE ACCOMPLICE IN MID-AUGUST. HOWEVER THERE HAVE BEEN TWO STORES TARGETED SINCE THEN AND INVESTIGATORS BELIEVE THE SUSPECT IS TIED TO THE TWO PEOPLE ALREADY ARRESTED. CLAIRE METZ IS LIVE AT THE 7-11 STORE ON PROVIDENCE BOULEVARD. THE STORE WAS ROBBED SATURDAY NIGHT. THAT'S RIGHT. THE SUSPECT STORMED IN JUST BEFORE 10 O'CLOCK. SAME M.O. AS IN THE OTHERS -- FACE COVERED WEARING DARK CLOTHING, THREATENING WITH A GUN. INVESTIGATORS ARE HOPING HE WILL SOON JOIN TWO OTHERS ALREADY BEHIND BARS. CLASSIFY THIS AS SERIAL ROBBERS BECAUSE OF THE NUMBER OF ROBBERIES WE'RE LOOKING AT NOW. A TOTAL OF SIX. A HALF DOZEN ROBBERIES, FIVE AT CONVENIENCE STORES, ONE AT A LIQUOR STORE, ALL WITHIN A FEW MILES OF EACH OTHER IN THE LAST FOUR WEEKS. THIS IS A SURVEILLANCE IMAGE OF THE SUSPECT AT THE 7-11 SATURDAY NIGHT. THE SUSPECT SCREAMED AT EMPLOYEES, BECOMING INCREASINGLY MORE AGITATEED WHEN HE THOUGHT THEY WERE TAKING TOO LONG TO TURN OVER CASH. INVESTIGATORS FEEL LUCKY THAT UP UNTIL NOW NO ONE HAS BEEN HURT. THEY HAVEN'T ESCALATED THEIR BEHAVIOR AND BECOME VIOLENT BUT THAT'S ALWAYS A POSSIBILITY AND CONCERN. SO WE OBVIOUSLY WANT TO GET THIS INDIVIDUAL IDENTIFIED AND IN CUSTODY. ALREADY IN CUSTODY, 24-YEAR-OLD ALANDER STRUTHER ARRESTED AUGUST 15TH. DEPUTIES RECOVERED BAGS OF EVIDENCE FROM STRUTHERS HOME THEY BELIEVE CONNECTS HIM TO THE FIRST FOUR ROBBERIES INCLUDING THIS ONE AT A DELTONA LIQUOR STORE WHERE THE SUSPECT IS SEEN CONFRONTING A CLERK ON SURVEILLANCE. DAYS LATER INVESTIGATORS CAUGHT UP WITH A FEMALE ACCOMPLICE. THEY SAY CASSANDRA HUTCHINS HELPED STRUTHER SCOUT OUT AT LEAST ONE OF THE TARGETED BUSINESSES. BUT THEN A MASKED MAN HIT AN ORANGE CITY KANGAROO EXPRESS AND THIS MOST RECENT 7-11 ROBBERY SATURDAY. DEPUTIES BELIEVE THE TRIO IS IN IT TOGETHER AND THIS THIRD MAN WEARING JEANS WITH A DISTINCTIVE DESIGN ON THE BACK POCKETS IS STILL OUT THERE. WE WANT TO GET HIM IDENTIFIED AND IN CUSTODY BEFORE ANYMORE ROBBERIES ARE COMMITTED OR ANYBODY IS INJURED. INVESTIGATORS TELL US THEY ARE RELYING ON THE PUBLIC FOR ANY INFORMATION THEY MAY HAVE ABOUT THIS. CRIME STOPPERS HAS UPPED THEIR REWARD IN THIS CASE. THAT'S HOW ANXIOUS EVERYONE IS TO GET THIS THIRD MAN OFF THE STREET. THE REWARD NOW AT $2,000.